Our next DLR trip is going to be in January, and we are planning on staying at the GCH for the first time. We aren't current AP holders, but are planning on buying them and using them for our next trip in January. We are planners and like to book our hotels early, and I want to book GCH soon for that trip but am wondering how I could use the AP discount. Can I buy our AP's as early now, but not use them until January? And if I buy them now, aren't they considered not technically "activated" until we go into the park for the first time? So, if that's the case, could I use it to get a discount on our room we book at GCH? Should I wait a few months when it's a little closer to January, or would it work out to book the room now?